Ch.3

Scott drove down the road on his motorcycle to Alkali Lake. When he got there, he parked the bike, took off his backpack, and placed it on the bike. As he did, he thought he heard Jean whisper his name.

He walked out onto a rock that overlooked the whole lake. The whispers started again, more loudly this time, and more erratic.

"Stop."

The whispers got louder.

"Stop it."

The whispers were yelling now.

"Stop it!" Scott screamed and grabbed his head. Visions started to swim through his head; Jean trying to grab Danny, the two flying through the water.

Scott go. Please, go. Leave us here, leave us!

Now, Danny was yelling. Danny was telling him to go, and Jean was calling his name.

"Stop!" Scott yelled, and took off his glasses. A huge red beam came out from his eyes, and hit the water. Scott suddenly stopped and fell to the ground.

Why, Scott? Why didn't you listen?

Scott looked up to see a whirlpool start. A geyser of water appeared and sent a wave of energy that knocked Scott flat on his back. When he got himself propped up, a bright light appeared, and a humanoid figure was within it.

The light dimmed and disappeared, revealing Jean. She was still wearing her uniform, but her hair was longer now.

"Jean?"

"Scott?"

Scott walked forward, not believing his eyes. "How…?"

Jean looked down and around and then back at him. "I don't know."

Scott walked forward again, and they embraced. When they pulled away, Scott held the sides of Jean's head.

"I want to see our eyes. Take these off." She said suddenly, and went to grab his glasses, but he stopped her.

"No. No." He said, shaking his head. Jean looked at him seriously. "Trust me. I can control it now."

She took off his glasses to reveal closed eyes. "Open them. You can't hurt me."

Scott, deciding to trust her, opened his eyes. At first, they were red and ready to shoot, but the beams faded away and revealed sky blue. Scott looked at her happily, and then started to kiss her.

They got very deep in the moment, but then Jean's eyes opened, and turned black. Scott's eyes opened in shock, and in pain. He found that he couldn't break away.

"Jean, STOP!"

Institute

All throughout the mansion, whispers were being put in the children's heads. Everyone looked around, confused.

Logan got up from his seat, and ran down the steps, where he met Storm, who was running in the same direction: Charles's office.

"What happened?" Storm asked.

"No clue!" Logan answered, as they ran.

They ran into Charles's office, Logan first. "Professor, you OK?"

Charles's head snapped to them. "Get to Alkali Lake."

Storm and Logan did as they were told and took the jet to Alkali Lake as fast as they could go. When they got there, they were met with a ton of fog. They exited the jet, not being able to see anything, just each other's silhouettes.

"You don't want to be here." Storm said.

"Do you?" Logan asked. They walked deeper into the fog, and Logan continually looked around, trying to see something. Eventually, he commented on it. "I can't see a dang thing."

Storm stopped. "I can take care of that."

Storm stretched out her arms, and the fog rolled away, to reveal floating rocks, water, leaves, and other stuff. Logan walked up next to her, saying "What the?"

A rock came flying up to them, and Logan tapped it. It just floated in another direction.

The two mutants looked at each other, before Storm walked off in one direction. Logan walked another way and found something. It was Scott's glasses. They floated to him, and he grabbed them, looking confused.

"Logan!"

Logan ran off, following Storm's cry. He came around a boulder, and couldn't believe his eyes as he kneeled down. There, on the ground, was Jean. And Danny was tucked into her side, head on her chest. He was shirtless, the gauze that was there was gone, revealing his unblemished skin.

"They're alive." Storm said.

Logan looked incredulous, as he reached down and shook them. "Jean? Danny?"

They got the two back to the Institute as quick as they could, being as careful as they could, not knowing if something was wrong with them.

Med Bay

When they got back, they found out Danny was fine; asleep, but fine. When they tried to take him to his old room, that hadn't been touched, he woke up, and fought with Logan, insisting that he had to stay with Jean. It was like that for ten minutes, until the adults finally caved, and put him on a couch in the med bay. When he laid down, he pretty much passed out.

Jean... They weren't sure about her, but they changed her from her suit, to a black shirt and shorts. They did the same with Danny, only he had long pants.

"The massive wave that collapsed on Jean and Danny should have obliterated them completely. The only explanation of their survival is that Jean's power wrapped them in a cocoon of telekinetic energy. If Danny wasn't there, she might not have done it." Charles explained.

Logan looked at her sleeping face, and he briefly flickered his gaze to Danny's prone figure on the couch.

"Are they going to be OK?" He asked.

"Danny and Jean are the only Class 5 mutants I've ever encountered. Their potential, practically limitless, as we have already seen with Danny.

"Jean's power, however, is seated at the unconscious part of her mind, and there lays the danger. When she was a girl, I created a series of psychic barriers, much like Danny's around his mind, to isolate her powers from her unconscious mind. And as a result, Jean developed a dual personality."

Logan looked at Charles confused. "What?"

Charles looked at him. "The conscious Jean, whose powers were always in her control, and the dormant side, her personality that in our sessions came to call itself the Phoenix. A curial instinctive creature, all desire, joy… and rage."

Logan looked at him from the end of the table Jean was on, upset.

"Did she know all this?" He asked.

"It's unclear how much she knew. Far more critical is whether the woman is the Jean Grey that we know, or the Phoenix, furiously struggling to be free." Charles said.

"Looks pretty peaceful to me." Logan commented sarcastically.

"That's because I'm keeping her that way. I'm trying to restore that psychic blocks and cage the beast again." Charles said.

Logan looked at him for a second. "What have you done to her?"

Charles looked at him seriously. "Logan, you have to understand-"

"We're talking about a person's mind here, about Jean."

Charles did not let Logan get to him. "She has to be controlled."

Logan looked at him sharply. "Controlled? You know, sometimes when you cage the beast, the beast gets angry."

Charles did not back down. "You have no idea. You have no idea what she's capable, or Danny for that matter."

"No Professor, I had no idea what you were capable of." Logan said.

"I had a terrible choice to make. I chose the lesser of two evils." Charles said. Logan obviously wasn't getting the point. "Sounds to me like Jean had no choice at all."

Charles looked away. "I don't have to explain myself, least of all to you."

Charles bent down, head close to Jean's, hands by her head. Logan looked at them for a minute, and then at Danny, before leaving.

Cure Lab

"History will be made here today. For the first time, the so-called mutant cure will be available to the public. Now, reaction has run the gamut, with mutants on both sides of the line. Some are desperate for this cure, while others are offended by the very idea…" A women went on, a rebel group behind her, with signs saying 'No Cure!', and things like that.

High above, in the building where you could get the Cure, Worthington watched from his room, when Rao walked in.

"Is Secretary McCoy going to be a problem?" He asked. Rao shrugged. "Hard to say, his point of view somewhat at awe with the boy."

Worthington's assistant walked in suddenly.

"Excuse me, sir, but your son has arrived." She informed.

"Good, bring him in." Worthington said and turned around, walking further into the room.

"Are you sure you want to start with him?" Rao asked. Worthington nodded. "I think it's important; yes."

The door opened, and Warren, who was older now, walked in.

"Hello Warren." Rao said. Worthington walked up, and put his hand on Warren's shoulder. "How are you, son? Did you sleep well?"

Warren nodded. "Yeah."

"You know I'm proud of you for doing this. Everything's going to be fine, I promise." Worthington said and Warren nodded, uncomfortable.

"Ready?" Worthington asked, and Warren nodded.

They took off his trench coat and shirt, as Rao put on some gloves. When Warren's shirt was gone, it revealed two beautiful white wings, that had grown back since Warren cut them off. They were also in a harness, keeping them on lock down.

Warren, with the help of some people, was strapped down to a table, upright. Rao took out a vile of the Cure, and put a needle on it.

"The transformation can be a little unsettling." She said to Warren, who nodded.

She walked up to Warren, who turned to his father.

"Dad, can we talk about this for a sec?" He asked.

Worthington shook his head. "We talked about it, son. It'll all be over soon."

Rao wiped disinfectant on Warren's arm.

"Everything's going to be fine." Worthington assured.

Right before the needle touched his arm, Warren stopped Rao. "Wait. I can't do this."

Worthington shook his head. "Warren, calm down."

Warren started to struggle. "I can't do this."

Worthington nodded. "Yes, you can. Just relax, son."

They started to talk over each other. Worthington saying that he can; Warren saying he can't. Finally, Warren broke out of his restraints and harness. He spread his wings out to show their beauty.

Rao and Worthington were astonished.

"Warren, it's a better life. It's what we all want." Worthington said.

Warren shook his head. "No, it's what you want."

Warren ran past his father and Rao, to the window.

"Warren, no!" Worthington shouted, but Warren busted through the window, shattering it. He began to free-fall. He spread his wings out and flew over the crowd and up into the air.

He flew past Alcatraz Island. Jimmy watched, amazed, from his window.

Well. Danny came in sooner than I originally thought.

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